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All posts by Max Covill
‘Searching For Sugar Man’ Director Malik Bendjelloul Dead at 36
We have lost another emerging talent at far too young an age. It was announced today that Malik Bendjelloul, director of the Oscar winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, has died at 36. No cause of death has of yet been reported, but according to local p...
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‘Star Trek’ Composer Michael Giacchino Creating Score for ‘Jurassic World’
The composer for Jurassic World might not be John Williams, but it is a damn fine choice. News broke that Up and Star Trek composer Michael Giacchino has been tapped to score Jurassic World. Giacchino won an Oscar for his work on Up and is a frequent collabora...
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‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Trailers Ready for War
20th Century Fox has release two new trailers for their upcoming summer blockbuster, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. The newest chapter in the Apes vs Man saga takes place after a human created virus made the apes more intelligent, but also decimated man-kind....
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Lionsgate and Saban are Go Go for a New ‘Power Rangers’
Since the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers debut over twenty years ago, that must mean its time for a new movie. Lionsgate and Saban have announced plans to bring the rangers back to the big screen with a new live-action adaptation. That means the Power Rangers ar...
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Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth Together Again for “Before I Go To Sleep”
There's nothing like a good team. Astaire and Rogers. Redford and Newman. Hope and Crosby. Some of the most prolific film duos of all-time. Just where Kidman and Firth will land is anyone's guess, but they will team up again for Before I Go To Sleep.
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The Second Criterion: “Badlands”
At the age of 27, Terrence Malick created what would be the screenplay for one of finest feature debuts for Badlands. It was loosely-based on the story of Charles Starkweather, a 19-year old warehouse worker who had a taste for murder. In December 1957, Starkw...
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Joss Whedon Penned ‘In Your Eyes’ Available Online After Premier
Completely unexpected, but delightful news, the Joss Whedon penned In Your Eyes is now available online hours after its Tribeca Film Festival premier. The supernatural romance is available as a $5 digital rental via Vimeo On Demand and the film's website. Whil...
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First Trailer for David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” Ben Affleck Accused
Ben Affleck walks the line between likeable guy and man who may have murdered his wife in Gone Girl. Director David Fincher is taking on this project from the acclaimed novel by Gillian Flynn. Hardworking everyman Nick Dunne (Affleck) arrives home on his fifth...
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David Fincher Log’s Off Sony’s Steve Jobs Biopic
There was much rejoicing! Blasphemy you say? Well we really don't need a Steve Jobs biopic. Hot off the press comes word that David Fincher will not be reuniting with Social Network writer Aaron Sorkin for a new Steve Jobs biopic. The only great loss here is t...
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First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Feature Debut ‘Palo Alto’
Is there a more talented family in film than the Coppola's? What with Frances Ford Coppola (Godfather, Apocalypse Now) and the success of Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, Somewhere) the family is pretty well respected. We'll soon find out just how capable G...
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